Conference Presentations | A Basin of Research and Innovation for Sustainable Growth
18th April, 2017 – Day 1 | |
13:30 – 14:00 |
Registration & Welcome Coffee |
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14:00 – 14:30 | Introduction and Opening Session |
| High level representatives open the event by setting the scene for discussions from a political perspective.
Speakers: Chris Aguis, Malta’s Parliamentary Secretary for Research, Innovation, Youth and Sport John Bell, Director for Bioeconomy, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission Miguel Garcia-Herraiz, Deputy Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean
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14:30 – 16:00 | Showcase projects/initiatives which implement the BLUEMED Initiative: How Research and Innovation can be drivers for sustainable blue growth |
| Chairperson: Sigi Gruber, Head of Marine Resources Unit, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Speakers: Georgios Sylaios, ODYSSEA Coordinator José Pérez, MedAID Project Aldo Drago, COPERNICUS MEMS Paolo Favali, EMSO-ERIC Coordinator Ilaria Nardello, EMBRC-ERIC Coordinator Alain Deidun, Med-Jellyrisk Coordinator Ben Stuart, ProCREW Coordinator
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16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee Break |
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16:30 – 18:00 | Panel Discussion: A litter-free Mediterranean Sea. Utopia or Reality? |
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Chairperson: Fabio Fava, Chair, BLUEMED Initiative Strategic Board
Speakers: Gaby Gorsky, TARA Foundation Expeditions Ralph Schneider, Plastic Europe Francesco Degli Innocenti, Novamont S.p.A Laura Giuliano, Advisor, The Mediterranean Science Commission Nicolas Kalogerakis, School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete Chokri Mansour, Association Pinna Cristina Fossi, Plastic Busters Project
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18:00 – 18:30 | Wrap-up and Conclusions |
| Sigi Gruber, Head of Marine Resources Unit, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission Fabio Fava, Chair, BLUEMED Initiative Strategic Board
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18:30 – 20:30 | Networking Cocktail |
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19th April, 2017 – Day 2 | |
08:30 – 09:00 09:00 – 09:05 |
Registrations & Welcome Coffee Introduction and Opening of Day 2 Speaker: Ian Gauci Borda, Malta Council for Science & Technology |
09:05 – 09:15 |
The BLUEMED Coordination and Support Action – Setting the scene for the implementation of the BLUEMED Initiative Speaker: Margherita Cappelletto, BLUEMED CSA Project Manager
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09:15 – 10:30 | Showcase of projects which implement the BLUEMED Initiative (continuation)
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| Chairperson: Luca Marangoni, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Speakers: Audrey Zammit, Biodivalue Coordinator Pierpaolo Campostrini, SUPREME Coordinator and SIMWESTMED Project Chiara Petrioli, ARCHEOSUB Coordinator Vedran Slapničar, BlueNET Project Jackie Chetcuti, FiDaCaMS Project Salowa Sadok, BIOVecQ and SecurAqua Coordinator |
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
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11:00 – 12:30 | Panel Discussion: Learning from Partnerships – Unlocking Innovation through Collaboration – how different sectors can collaborate better together to develop new value chains |
| BLUEMED fosters new ways to increase cooperation between industry, research and local communities to fully capture the value of innovative technologies, scale them up and bring them to the market. Ø How can partnerships lead to success in the marine and maritime sectors? Ø How can clusters play a role in facilitating collaboration among different blue economy stakeholders? Ø What are the opportunities and challenges for clusters?
Chairperson: Laura Yuste, BLUEMED Initiative Strategic Board
Speakers: Shane A. Hunter, AquaBiotech ltd. Vedran Slapničar, Croatian Maritime Industry Competitiveness Cluster Nikos Papandroulakis, Hellenic Center for Marine Research José de Lara, Clúster Marítimo Español Mario Dogliani, Technical Director, SEA Europe Gustavo Larrazábal, Chair, European Aquaculture Technology Platform Jesus Medina, Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar |
12:30 – 12 :45 | Wrap-up and Conclusions
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| Luca Marangoni, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission Laura Yuste, BLUEMED Initiative Strategic Board
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12:45 – 14:00 | Lunch |
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14:00 – 15:30 | Showcase of projects/initiatives which implement the BLUEMED Initiative (continuation) |
| Chairperson: Vangelis Papathanassiou, Vice-chair, BLUEMED Initiative Strategic Board
Speakers: Alain Deidun, Seaofskills Coordinator Marcello Scalisi, Director, Mediterranean Universities Union Martina Rossi, ASSESS Coordinator Georgios Georgiou, MENTOR Coordinator Katerina Moutou, PerformFISH Coordinator Aldo Drago, eAIROOS Project Chokri Mansour, Association Pinna |
15:30 – 15 :45 | Coffee Break |
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15:45 – 17:15 | Panel Discussion: Connecting the Mediterranean Sea |
| Connecting the major players at basin level to drive and create jobs and growth in the Mediterranean
Chairperson: Sigi Gruber, Head of Marine Resources Unit, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Speakers: Raffaele Mancini, Blue Economy Expert, Union for the Mediterranean Laura Giuliano, Advisor, The Mediterranean Science Commission Biagio di Terlizzi, Director, Cooperation and Planning office, International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies Roberto Montanari, Chair, Bologna Charter Initiative Pierpaolo Campostrini, Management Board, Joint Programming Initiative Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans Davide Strangis, Executive Secretary, Intermediterranean Commission, Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions Miguel Bernal, Fishery Resources Officer, General Fishery Commission for the Mediterranean
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17:15 – 17:30 | Wrap-up and Conclusions |
